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VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) - Authorities worked early Monday to deliver badly needed food and water to thousands of residents stranded by devastating floods that have damaged the homes of up to 500,000 people. Since swollen rivers first broke their banks on Oct. 28, flood waters have isolated many Gulf coast communities. More ... SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) - The results are in: The ugly, bigeared animal found this summer in southern Texas is not the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra. It's just a plain old coyote. Biologists at Texas State University announced Thursday night they had identified the hairless doglike creature. More ... CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - A fight between rival drug gangs in a northern Mexico prison left one person dead and another 25 injured, officials said Thursday. More ... With 7:33 left in the fourth quarter, Zapata's QB #2 took the ball and raced untouched for 35 yards to the 1 ft. line, Bearkats' end of the field. This play was indicative of the type of game the Bearkats had to play to dethrone the reigning district champs, Zapata Hawks. More ... A retired Lyford High School art teacher now claims that he never really intended to press criminal charges against Raymondville museum board members, but still wants to raise consciousness of what he feels is an immoral poster of nude Spanish sailors being displayed to kids. More ... Historical author Jane Clements Monday has profiled Petra Vela de Vidal-Kenedy's life as the matriarch of one of the most important families in Texas's history in her latest book, and will autograph copies at book signings on Nov. 11th in Sarita, and on Nov. 17th in Raymondville. More ... LASARA ISD FIRST GRADE ALL A - James Anderson, Emanuel Cabrera, Giovanni Conde, Deets Flores, Juan Garza, Rolando Gonzalez, Maria Guerrero, Angela Hinojosa, Brianna Lopez, Karina Martinez, Marco A. Nieto, Destenee Padilla, April R. Rodriguez, Nikole Salazar, Anthony Torres, Erasmo G. Valdez, Abriana A. Vasquez, Sophia Villarreal, Isaac Zallar, Omar Zambrano. More ... Lyford High School was paid a special visit by NASA aerospace contract scientist Charles "Charlie" Galindo Jr., last Wednesday. The guest speaker was accompanied by UTB's South Texas Engineering Math and Science (STEMS) director Javier Garcia. More ... ODESSA, Texas (AP) - Karl Rove, President Bush's former deputy chief of staff, said Thursday the government will need to reduce the pressures on the border with a temporary worker program in order to be successful with immigration reform. More ... AUSTIN - Now the public has information about what's been happening with federal funding Texas received to help recover from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The State Auditor's Office on Nov. 1 released a report showing that most of the $523.7 million in disaster funding received by Texas has not been spent. More ... Lyford CISD hosted the 10th Annual "Knowledge Is Power" Community-Wide Health Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 31. This year Superintendent Eduardo Infante presented ten-year "Shining Star Health Fair Partner" awards to Su Clinica Familiar-Raymondville, Texas Department of State Health Services-Harlingen, and Willacy County EMS for their continued annual support of the health fair. More ... Terry White called the Chronicle/ News office on Oct. 31 to say that he did not authorize a candidate for the Willacy County Navigation District board to use his name in connection with his candidacy. "I told him that I planned to vote for the best qualified candidate in the election, I did not tell him that I intended to vote for him," White said. More ... Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church are needing volunteers for their annual Feast of Sharing Thanksgiving lunch at the parish hall on Thursday, November 15. Call 689-0233 for more details. More ... There will be a RHS Athletic Booster Club meeting on Monday, Nov. 12, at 6:15 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. More ... There will be a band booster meeting on Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. at the bandhall. All band parents are welcome. More ... Andy Veliz singer, composer and recording artist released his latest CD entitled "Through The Years" this week. This is his 3rd CD and before that he released 7 single 45 rpm recordr in the 80s and one full length cassette. Veliz, from Weslaco has been in the recording business for many years. More ... Over a dozen local veterans will receive special recognition on Thursday and Friday at local schools, and one Vietnam War veteran will be receiving a Purple Heart Medal. Raymondville ISD's ceremony kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Burnett Stadium, according to RHS Principal Gilbert Galvan. More ... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley on Tuesday will unveil a memorial wall that honors 92 members of military services from Alabama who have died in the war on terror. The "fallen heroes" memorial, commissioned by Riley, is eight feet tall and 10 feet wide. It will be displayed in the chamber on the Capitol's first floor that used to house the Alabama Supreme Court. More ... DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson has rolled out a $15.5 billion plan for military veterans that includes cutting their income taxes, giving them a health care card to access private care and expanding education benefits. More ... |
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